Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Sofie Larsson, Mikael Svensson, Anders Ternhag
Summary: This study aims to estimate the production loss caused by ill health due to antibiotic resistance. The results show that antibiotic resistance adds additional sick leave days, and this production loss accounts for around 7% of total healthcare costs attributable to antibiotic resistance in Sweden. Estimating the economic consequences of antibiotic resistance through temporary production loss is crucial for resource allocation and understanding the impact of antibiotic resistance on society.
Article
Psychiatry
Melanie Gantner, Marc Nicolas Jarzcok, Juergen Schneider, Stefan Brandner, Harald Guendel, Joern von Wietersheim
Summary: This study analyzed participant characteristics, the role of PSIW in treatment courses, and the development of sick leave before and after PSIW start. The results suggest that PSIW may have an effect on reducing sick leave, but further research is needed.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Benjamin Pascal Frank, Clara Magdalena Theil, Nathalie Brill, Hanna Christiansen, Christina Schwenck, Meinhard Kieser, Corinna Reck, Ricarda Steinmayr, Linda Wirthwein, Kathleen Otto
Summary: Although many employees have a mental illness, their work situation is still not well studied. Previous research shows that people with mental illness experience workplace discrimination, which negatively affects their health. This study, based on the stereotype content model and allostatic load theory, investigates whether socially exclusion at the workplace leads to more sick leave for employees with mental illness. The findings support the hypotheses, suggesting that the severity of mental illness indirectly affects sick leave days through symptomatic burden and social exclusion at the workplace.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Malin Spetz, Yvonne Natt Och Dag, Huiqi Li, Chioma Nwaru, Ailiana Santosa, Fredrik Nyberg, Maria Rosvall
Summary: This study aims to investigate the social patterning of sick leave and determinants of longer sick leave after COVID-19 among mild and severe cases. The findings demonstrated evident sociodemographic differences in sick leave due to COVID-19 in the entire Swedish population of gainfully employed individuals.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Martin Inge Standal, Odin Hjemdal, Lene Aasdahl, Vegard Stolsmo Foldal, Roar Johnsen, Egil Andreas Fors, Roger Hagen
Summary: The study found differences between those on part-time sick leave (PTSL) and full-time sick leave (FTSL) in terms of self-reported health, workplace adjustment latitude, and psychosocial work environment that were independent of differences identified in previous research. These results are important for future evaluations of the effect of PTSL on return to work, suggesting that more attention should be paid to self-reported health status and workplace characteristics that are not captured using register data.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Candice Y. Johnson, Kristen Said, Ashley E. Price, Dennis Darcey, Truls ostbye
Summary: Inequities in access to paid sick leave remain among US employees, but recent paid sick leave laws have reduced disparities among different races/ethnicities. While there is only a slight increase in overall access to paid sick leave, the improvements are more pronounced in the Western region.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Allergy
Jojo B. Dietz, Torkil Menne, Harald W. Meyer, Sven Viskum, Mari-Ann Flyvholm, Ulrik Ahrensboll-Friis, Swen M. John, Jeanne D. Johansen
Summary: The study found that OCD has a significant negative impact on employment and economics, resulting in an average decrease of 8.9 work-hours per month and an average annual income loss of approximately euro1570 per worker. Additionally, the average number of weeks on unemployment benefits and paid long-term sick leave increased, leading to an average additional annual cost of approximately euro420 and euro770 per worker. Longer case-processing time was associated with lower degree of employment and higher levels of unemployment and sick leave.
CONTACT DERMATITIS
(2021)
Article
Dermatology
Sofia Lofvendahl, Jenny M. Norlin, Oskar Ericson, Malin Hanno, Marcus Schmitt-Egenolf
Summary: This study analyzed the sick leave situation in patients with generalized pustular psoriasis and found that the number of sick leave days was significantly higher in these patients compared to the control groups. The study also indicated that the sick leave days were already higher prior to diagnosis, suggesting delayed diagnosis and/or a comorbidity burden.
ACTA DERMATO-VENEREOLOGICA
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Reme Bjorn-Atle, Mari Grosland, Hege Gjefsen, Karin Magnusson
Summary: This study aimed to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sick leave among healthcare workers in primary and specialist care and examine its causes. The results showed that healthcare workers had elevated rates of sick leave during the pandemic, and the increase was attributed to both COVID-19 infections and sector-wide effects.
OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Karin Biering, Jesper Medom Vestergaard, Kent Jacob Nielsen, Ole Carstensen, Anette Kaergaard
Summary: Exposure to electrical current may result in injury both physically and mentally, leading to decreased ability to work and increased visits to general practitioners. This study found that electrical injuries were associated with increased risk of long-term sick leave, low work participation, and more frequent contacts with GPs. Associations remained consistent over time and were slightly influenced by previous work participation and contacts with GPs.
OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Tom Sterud, Andrea R. Marti, Eirik Degerud
Summary: The study found that conflicts with superiors are positively associated with employee sick leave, while conflicts with colleagues have weaker associations. Conflicts with superiors may be an important risk factor for employee sick leave.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Roy A. Nielsen, Tove I. Midtsundstad
Summary: Introducing workplace health-promotion interventions targeting employees with health problems or reduced work ability may prolong work careers in certain labor-market segments, with varying efficacy across different sectors. Success of interventions was higher among white-collar workers, possibly due to differences in organizational and technological constraints.
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Oncology
Keiichiro Nakamura, Hirofumi Matsuoka, Kotaro Kubo, Shinsuke Shirakawa, Naoyuki Ida, Junko Haraga, Chikako Ogawa, Kazuhiro Okamoto, Shoji Nagao, Hisashi Masuyama
Summary: This study aimed to determine the factors that impede women from returning to the same workplace after treatment for gynecologic cancer. The results showed that not returning to the same workplace was positively associated with factors such as not being regularly employed, short work time, low personal income, not taking sick leave, advanced cancer stage, and long treatment time. Interestingly, not taking sick leave was strongly associated with not returning to the same workplace in the multivariable analysis.
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Trond Heir, Elise Hansen Stokke, Karina Pauline Tvenge
Summary: The study identified key work-related factors that employees perceive as important for work participation after a terrorist attack. These factors include supportive management, sense of cohesion, viewing work as a coping strategy, while high demands and lack of acceptance may lead to sick leave. Organizing work and the work environment in line with these experiences may lead to health and productivity benefits.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
E. Bjork Bramberg, B. Arapovic-Johansson, U. Bultmann, P. Svedberg, G. Bergstrom
Summary: This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a problem-solving intervention delivered by first-line managers to employees with common mental disorders in reducing sick leave over a 12-month follow-up period. The study utilizes a two-armed cluster-randomized trial design in private-sector companies and includes primary and secondary outcomes, as well as a process evaluation. Methodological strengths and limitations are discussed, including the risk of selection bias, attrition, and contamination.
Article
Rehabilitation
Bente Skovsby Toft, Kathleen Galvin, Claus Vinther Nielsen, Lisbeth Uhrenfeldt
Summary: The study found that individuals with severe obesity in group-based lifestyle interventions experience feelings of safety and belonging, as well as shame and aversion. In physical activity, individuals strive to find ways that work for them and may need some distance from others.
PHYSIOTHERAPY THEORY AND PRACTICE
(2022)
Article
Rehabilitation
Charlotte Ibsen, Berit Schiottz-Christensen, Claus Vinther Nielsen, Mogens Horder, Thomas Maribo
Summary: The study evaluated the comprehensiveness and acceptability of patient and clinician-reported outcome instruments in the low back pain assessment tool. The majority of patients found the patient-reported outcome instrument comprehensive, while only a minority found it acceptable. Health professionals found the clinician-reported outcome instrument comprehensive and acceptable. Feedback showed that the low back pain assessment tool expanded the professionals' treatment approach, with an implementation rate of 79%.
DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION
(2022)
Article
Rehabilitation
Louise S. Madsen, Sonya L. Jakubec, Claus Nielsen, Charlotte Handberg
Summary: The study reveals the potential of outdoor contexts within community-based rehabilitation in empowering people with disabilities to connect with communities and take a more active role in their rehabilitation, through varied outdoor experiences that afford autonomy and opportunities for learning.
DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION
(2022)
Article
Rehabilitation
Charlotte Ibsen, Berit Schiottz-Christensen, Claus Vinther Nielsen, Mogens Horder, Anne Mette Schmidt, Thomas Maribo
Summary: This study presents the development process of the low back pain (LBP) assessment tool which includes defining constructs and content, conducting literature search, generating items, needs assessment, piloting, adaptations, design, and technical production. With the involvement of patients and health professionals, the tool covered all ICF components shared among 63 ICF categories, reflecting adequate content validity. Further evaluation will focus on comprehensiveness, acceptability, and implementation of the tool for clinical practice.
DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION
(2022)
Article
Oncology
Pernille Pedersen, Soren Laurberg, Niels Trolle Andersen, Ivan Steenstra, Claus Vinther Nielsen, Thomas Maribo, Therese Juul
Summary: This study found that colorectal cancer patients had lower work participation rates up to 10 years after diagnosis compared with controls, with rectal cancer patients having lower participation rates in the first 7 years after diagnosis. Early consideration of work-related issues in rehabilitation may help increase work participation and improve quality of life for cancer survivors.
JOURNAL OF CANCER SURVIVORSHIP
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Anne Mette Floe Hvass, Lene Nyboe, Kamilla Lanng, Claus Vinther Nielsen, Christian Wejse
Summary: The study found a high prevalence of mental health issues in newly arrived refugees, especially those from the Southern Asian region and above the age of 44, highlighting the need for attention to psychiatric conditions and systematic health assessments during resettlement.
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Lau Caspar Thygesen, Line Zinckernagel, Hasnain Dalal, Kenneth Egstrup, Charlotte Glumer, Morten Gronbaek, Teresa Holmberg, Lars Kober, Karen la Cour, Anne Nakano, Claus Vinther Nielsen, Kirstine Laerum Sibilitz, Janne Schurmann Tolstrup, Ann Dorthe Zwisler, Rod S. Taylor
Summary: This study found that although the number of heart failure patients referred to cardiac rehabilitation increased each year, about half of the patients in Denmark were not referred. The study also identified several factors associated with lower odds of referral, highlighting the need for interventions to reduce disparities in referral.
EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL-QUALITY OF CARE AND CLINICAL OUTCOMES
(2022)
Article
Rehabilitation
Kathrine K. W. Pedersen, Vivian Langagergaard, Ole K. Jensen, Claus Nielsen, Vibeke N. Sorensen, Pernille Pedersen
Summary: This study compared the effects of brief intervention and multidisciplinary intervention on return to work for low back pain patients. The results showed that employees with strong job relations had higher return to work rates and spent more time at work when receiving brief intervention. There was no difference in intervention groups for employees with weak job relations.
JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL REHABILITATION
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Charlotte Gjorup Pedersen, Claus Vinther Nielsen, Vibeke Lynggaard, Ann Dorthe Zwisler, Thomas Maribo
Summary: The study aimed to compare the impact of patient education strategies LC and EMMA on adherence, completion, and self-management in cardiac rehabilitation in primary healthcare settings. Results showed that patients following CR based on LC had higher adherence rates, but no significant differences were found in completion of CR and patient self-management between the two education programs. Future research is needed to determine if the higher adherence rates with LC lead to better health outcomes.
BMC CARDIOVASCULAR DISORDERS
(2022)
Article
Anthropology
Merete Tonnesen, Claus Vinther Nielsen, Rikke Sand Andersen
Summary: Rehabilitees and professionals in rehabilitation fields face challenges when setting rehabilitation goals. These challenges stem from disease, organizational matters, and an imbalance in institutional knowledge. Additionally, different logics of choice, interdependence, and accountability impact goal-setting, with a competitive aspect between these logics being pivotal to understanding the challenges.
MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Trine Brons Nielsen, Steffen Leth, Mathilde Pedersen, Helle Dahl Harbo, Claus Vinther Nielsen, Cecilia Hee Laursen, Berit Schiottz-Christensen, Lisa Gregersen Oestergaard
Summary: Patients with long COVID are significantly impacted in their daily lives, with most experiencing mental fatigue and difficulties in performing productive and leisure activities. The study also found a decrease in functional status among these patients, highlighting the need for specialized rehabilitation.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Rehabilitation
Merete Tonnesen, Claus Nielsen
Summary: This study aims to explore the experiences of goal-setting for rehabilitees and professionals in the context of uncertainty with progressive Parkinson's disease. The findings indicate that goal-setting is challenging due to the uncertainty surrounding the progression of the disease. Professionals need to strike a balance between acknowledging future symptoms and maintaining hope. Overall, goal-setting in Parkinson's disease rehabilitation requires collaborative efforts from both rehabilitees and professionals.
CLINICAL REHABILITATION
(2023)
Article
Rehabilitation
Merete Tonnesen, Claus Vinther Nielsen, Rikke Sand Andersen
Summary: This article explores the micro-social practices of goal-setting and implementation in chronic disease rehabilitation, emphasizing the importance of goal-work and discussing the impact of various activities before and after goal-setting meetings.
FRONTIERS IN REHABILITATION SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Primary Health Care
Charlotte Gjorup Pedersen, Lea Hoj Hostrup, Birgitte Bitsch Gadager, Claus Vinther Nielsen, Thomas Maribo, Louise Sofia Madsen
Summary: This study aimed to explore healthcare providers' experiences with video recording of patient consultations. The findings revealed three themes: 'Concerns of compromising primary work tasks', 'Exposing professional and personal skills', and 'A new learning dimension'. These themes signify the process of video recording own practices attached to patient consultations and the potential for practice development in terms of individual and team-based performance.
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
(2022)
Review
Rehabilitation
Anne-Mette Hedeager Momsen, Jasmine Charlotte Fox, Claus Vinther Nielsen, Jette Thuesen, Thomas Maribo
Summary: The demand for rehabilitation has increased, but it receives less attention than treatment. This study aimed to identify and synthesize scientific evidence on rehabilitation research published by Danish institutions between 2001 and 2021. The results showed that most rehabilitation research is diagnosis-based, with musculoskeletal, cancer, and cardiac health conditions being the most studied.
FRONTIERS IN REHABILITATION SCIENCES
(2022)
